HIGH
The Solaris Management Console (SMC) GUI for Solaris 8 and 9, when creating user accounts that are configured for password aging, creates the accounts with a blank password, which allows remote or local attackers to break into those accounts
Published Feb 8, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.39%
Description
The Solaris Management Console (SMC) GUI for Solaris 8 and 9, when creating user accounts that are configured for password aging, creates the accounts with a blank password, which allows remote or local attackers to break into those accounts.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.39% 0.01387
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01387
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01387) | 71.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01387) | 68.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 64.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 69.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 65.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 55.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 8, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 8, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0248
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a